Eminem To Cameo In New 50 Cent Drama As Detroit Former Drug Informant ‘White Boy Rick’

Eminem has barely acted since his breakout role in 2002’s 8 Mile. However, he is jumping to the small screen for 50 Cent’s Starz drama Black Mafia Family. According to The Wrap, Eminem will play infamous Detroit FBI informant Rick Wershe Jr., who became known in the streets as “White Boy Rick” during his years of involvement in the drug trade. Wershe, who Eminem plays, was an informant to the FBI beginning at age 14, but spent more than 30 years in prison on a drug conviction. He was released in July 2020. The story is about love, kinship and capitalism in the pursuit of the American dream.